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Expert 160188 - AZ CA(N) CA(S) NV

Expertise Description

I have more than 35 years experience in the field of Probate and Trust Administration with expertise in Trusts and Estates. I have experience with litigated contests, attorney standard of care issues, removal petitions, accountings, and other probate and trust related contested matters. I have additional experience with fee disputes, attorney fees, malpractice, standard of car issues for fiduciaries, attorney malpractice, attorney competence, estate tax disputes, and state bar disputes. I have over 30 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

Consulting Experience

My consulting experience includes malpractice in regard to estate planning and estate administration, standard of care issues for fiduciaries, estate tax calculations and allocations, peculiar distribution problems, and spousal issues in regards to family law and probate/trust crossovers.

Professional Experiences

My professional experience includes being a Probate Attorney.

Relevant Experiences

I have engaged in fiduciary litigation since 1976. Such litigation has included presenting, defending and attacking accountings by hundreds if not thousands of fiduciaries. Accounting problems have included without limitation the propriety of disbursements, the prudence of investments, the propriety of invasions under ascertainable standards, the allocation of receipts and disbursements between income and principal, the allocation of assets between sub-trusts, and questions concerning the form and completeness of the accounting.

Education

Degree

Subject

Institution

JD

UCLA

BA

USC

Licenses Certifications

Member of the State Bar of California

Awards & Affiliation

Member of trust and estates section of State Bar of California

Primary Affiliation

American Bar Association

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